David Warner's Incredible Century Saves Aussies From Defeat

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Pat Cummins' 3-33 and a David Warner century have helped Australia to a 41-run World Cup win over Pakistan, surviving a late scare.

David Warner fired and Pat Cummins did his job with the ball but Australia are still some way from clicking in the World Cup following their 41-run win over Pakistan.

After Warner's 107 helped Australia to 307, the defending champions survived a scare to have Pakistan all out for 266 in the 46th over.
But while the victory margin made it sound simple, the reality was anything but.

Cummins appeared to have Pakistan reeling at 6-160 after he took the key wickets of Imam-ul-Haq (53) and the dangerous Shoaib Malik (0), finishing with 3-33.

David Warner celebrates after getting 100 runs not out during the Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Pakistan. Photo: AAP

But Pakistan's lower order had other ideas, with first Hasan Ali (32 from 15) and then Wahab Riaz (45 off 39) putting their team back in the game.
With the equation down to 44 off 35 and three wickets in hand, Starc (2-43) removed Wahab and Mohammad Amir in the same over to end Pakistan's hopes.

His dismissal of Wahab was to some degree fortunate after the Pakistani was given not out to a caught behind appeal on field, before captain Aaron Finch reviewed with one second left on the countdown clock.

Replays showed the ball that had just nipped away from him brushed the edge of the bat to have him out, before Starc then bowled Amir two balls later.

Glenn Maxwell then finished the job, producing an acrobatic run out of Sarfraz Ahmed (40) the following over.